Morning journal and courier., 1887-08-17
THE mUNSON FAMILY.
Their Reunion in New Haven TOD
an Interesting Event.

Their Reunion in New Haven To-Day
an Interesting Event.
There was quite an influx of Munsons and
Monsons into this city yesterday. The pros
pect is good, said one of the prominent mem
be1s of the family last night, for having a
most successful reunion and we are all look
ing forward with great anticipations of
pleasure to the meeting. A coterie of visit
ing Munsons who arrived yesterday noon
from distant State visited Savin Rock in
the afternoon and were astonished to see the
| change. Two of the party had not seen
West Haven shore since twenty-five years
ago, at which time shore cottages about New
| Haven were almost unknown and West
Haven shore was principally distinguished
| for blackberry lots and tangled underbrush.
The programme for the meeting to-day is
as follows At the business meeting in the
Center church at II am, Edgar Munson, of
Pennsylvania, will preside and ex-Comptrol-
Ter Luzerne /. Munson, of Waterbury, and
DR.. Edwin D. Swift of Hamden, will act as
vice presidents. Family worship will be
conducted by the chaplain, the Rev Freder-
| lex Munson, of Brooklyn, N. Y. The Hon.
Ii Munson will deliver the address of well
come, which will be responded to by G. La
Rue Munson, of Williamsport, Pa. The Rev.
Myron A. Munson will deliver an address on
Captain Thomas Munson, the pioneer of the
family, and at the close of the business
meeting the family will visit Captain Nun
sons last places of residence in New Haven,
at the southeast corner of Church and Elm
streets and the southwest corner Of Temple
and Grove streets; also his gravestone in the
old cemetery on Grove street, No. Linden
avenue Dinner will be served at Lincoln
rink at PM, Samuel L. Munson, of AL
bany, N. Y, presiding and Hon. A. w.
| Munson of Ohio and Miles G. Nun
son, esq.,, of Washington, assistants.
| After dinner there will be toasts touching
the State of Connecticut, the clerical, medi-
| cal and legal professions, farmers, soldiers,
| 'sgone west''-the "Munson's Hill people and
| our Transatlantic cousins. Among those
l who have promised to respond are the follow
| ing: Colonel Gilbert D. Munson, attorney
at-law, of GAINESVILLE, Ohio; Judge Loveland
Munson, lawyer, senator, ETC., of Vermont;
Rev. Joseph o. Munson, of New Milford;
John A. Munson, ESQ.,, attorney at-law, of
original vocal solo), of Springfield, ILL.,; Fred
W. Munson, Esq, a lawyer of Logansport,
Indiana; Rev. William r. Campbell, pastor
of Highland Congregational church, Boston;
Prof. Thomas V. Munson. nurseryman, ETC.,
Texas; Miles C. Munson, Esq, of Treasury
department, Washington; Hon. Augustus w.
Munson, physician, mayor, member of legis-
lature, etc. Mrs. Smith is a composer of
music and is also the author of woman in
Sacred Song" work which won encomiums
from fGThe Sage of Greystone" and Mrs.
General Hancock. The presiding officers are
gifted gentlemen and very prosperous manu-
facturers.
It is expected that Mrs Grace Munson
Wheeler, 90 years old, will be present. In
the evening there will be a reunion in the
rink, and probably tomorrow a sail on the
Sound.
ARRIVALS.
At the New Haven House last evening
were: George Munson and wife, Brooklyn;
Loveland Munson and wife, Manchester; A.
W. Munson, Kenton, o.; 8. L. Munson and
wife, Albany, N. Y; Miss II. L. Munson,
Albany, N Y; E. 6. Munson, Cohoes, N. Y;
Cyrus D. Munson and wife, Hudson, Mass;
Edgar Munson and wife, Williamsport Pa;
W. a. Thurston, Prov; Mrs. James c.
Prichett, Miss M. L. Gibson, Fl. g. Prichett,
Pa; G. D. Munson, wife and child, Jones'
vile, O.; R. E. Wyle and wife,
Chambersburgh, Pa; G: A. Reeves,
New York; Fl. Wilson Munson,
Wilson A. Munson, Huntington, Mass;
John K. Judd, Holyoke, Mass; J. II. Mum
son, Brooklyn, N. Y; L. G.. Loomis, Vic
tor, N Y; Commander Merriman, q. S.
navy; II. A. Merriman, Williamsport, Pa;
Miss Laura HOLSTER, Cincinnati, D.
: At the Tontine are: 81. Fl. Munson, Will
mington, N. c.; John N. Munson and wife,
Woodbury., Vt; Edwin A. Munson, New
York; John N. Munson, Syracuse, N. Y;
J. T. Munson, Miss T. NJ. Munson, Miss M.
G. Munson, Dennison, Tex; George A. Num-
son, Syracuse, N. Y; Fl. W. McFarden and
Wisa, Havana. I